45-13-211 - Managing principals and branch managers. - Tennessee Statutes

45-13-211. Managing principals and branch managers.

(a)  Each mortgage lender or mortgage loan broker licensed under this chapter shall have a managing principal who operates the business under that person's full charge, control and supervision. Each principal and branch office of a mortgage lender or mortgage loan broker shall have a manager. The mortgage lender or mortgage loan broker shall have the responsibility of ensuring that the manager has sufficient experience in the mortgage lending industry to operate the business of the mortgage lender or mortgage loan broker lawfully. The managing principal for a mortgage lender's or mortgage loan broker's business may also serve as the branch manager of one (1) of the mortgage lender's or mortgage loan broker's branch offices. Any individual mortgage lender or mortgage loan broker who operates a sole proprietorship shall be considered a managing principal for purposes of this chapter.

(b)  Each mortgage lender or mortgage loan broker shall file a form as prescribed by the commissioner indicating the business's designation of managing principal and branch manager for each branch and each individual's acceptance of the responsibility.

(c)  Each mortgage lender or mortgage loan broker shall notify the commissioner in writing within fourteen (14) business days of any change in its managing principal or branch manager designated for each branch.

[Acts 2009, ch. 499, § 8.]